#469BAE#469BAE

#469BAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.086 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469BAE
RGB	rgb(70, 155, 174)
HSL	hsl(191, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(191, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.71, -19.87, -17.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.71, 26.55, 221.56°)
OKLab	oklab(64.48% -0.0707 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(64.48% 0.086 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8840, 27.7986, 44.2486)
Luminance	0.2780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469BAE #AE5946

analogous

#46AE8D #469BAE #4667AE

triadic

#469BAE #AE469B #9BAE46

tetradic

#469BAE #8D46AE #AE5946 #67AE46

square

#469BAE #8D46AE #AE5946 #67AE46

split-complementary

#469BAE #AE4667 #AE8D46

monochromatic

#234D57 #347482 #469BAE #6DB4C4 #99CBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#469BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#469BAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469BAE

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469BAE	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A2A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 155, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.086 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84b8c6',
    500: '#469bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469bae;
$custom-light: #84b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.962,
    "s": 42.623,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64483,
    "c": 0.08598,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469BAE

secondary

#C2978E

accent

#6C55D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1113

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #469BAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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